Dumping-receptacle



Patented Julyw, |898. E. 1. LITTLE.

DUMPING BECEPTACLE. (Application filed May 5, 1897.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,603, dated'J'uly 19, 1.898. Application filed May 5,1897. semina. 635,188. (nominati.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE J. LITTLE, a citizen of the United States,v residing at Bluffton, in the county of Tells and State of VIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping Receptacles, of which the following is a specication.

The object of my said invention is to produce a receptacle, to be located in floors and such like places, which may serve in the place of cuspidors and which shall normally be both closed and discharged of their contents,while easily capable of being brought into position for use.

tion will be first fully described and the novel features thereof then pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar parts, Figure l is a perspective view of a fragment of a car-floor in -which a receptacle is placed embodying my present invention; Fig. 2, a sectional View alongside the end of the apparatus as seen from the dotted line 2 2 in Fig. 6, showing said apparatus in end' elevation; Fig. 3, a transverse sectional view of the same as seen from the dotted line 3 3 in Fig. 6; Fig. 4, a transverse sectional view as seen from the dotted line 4 4 in Fig. 6; Fig. 5, a similarrvie'w to Fig. 4, but with the receptacle turned to its receiving position; and Fig. 6, a longitudinal sectional view as seen from the dotted line 6 6.

In said drawings the portions marked A represent the flooring and framework of a carfloor; B, the lower half, and C the upper half, of a casin g secured thereto; D, a rotary dumpi ing-receptacle; E, a lever for rotating saidV receptacle in one direction, and F a` spring for returning or rotating the Ysame in the opposite direction.

The casing-halves B andv C are preferably constructed so that their edges will lit together and interlock, as shown in the sectional views Figs. 4 and 5, but are not generally fastened' together, although they may be. Each half is secured, preferably, to an appropriate part of the oor structure A. The upper half C has a thin flange the edges of which are neatly beveled or rounded olf to fit on top the floor, and screws l, passing through thisiiange, serve to hold said casing-halfl in place. The lower casing-half B is similarly secured by screws 2. These casings, as best shown in Figs. V4 and 5,fit substantially closely around the sides of the dumping-receptacle, so that practically no space is left for the passage of air. Bearings are formed in the ends of the halves B and C for the gudgeons of the dumping receptacle- The dumping-receptacle D is provided with gudgeons d, which rest in the bearings provided therefor in the casing B and C. One

A side is preferably flat, as shown, and when An apparatus embodying my said inven in its normal position at rest said flat side shouldbe level with the top of the upper casing-half, so that thewhole surface of the Hoor will be substantially level, as shown. y Its intermediate sides are rounded to fit into the correspondingly concave portions of the casing B C. Its opposite side is open, as shown, and the receptacle as a whole is adapted to revolve, so that its lower oropen side shall be up when desired. vOn one of the gudgeons d is a pinion 3, by which it may be operated from the lever E, i

The lever E is shown as pivoted or fulcrumed at 4 and has a segmental upper end whichV is roughened or serrated, so that it may be conveniently operated by the foot, as will be presently described. It is further provided with a segmental rack which engages the pinion 3, as best shown in Fig.` 3, and is thus' adapted to operate said pinion. Stops s are provided which limit the movement of the lever and cause the receptacle to stop at the desired position.

Thespring F is connected at one end to the casing part C or floor structure A and at the other endto the lever E and normally operates4 said lever to hold the receptacle with its Aiiat or closed side upward.

Vhen it is desired to turn the receptacle to position for use, it is done by touching the "foot to the serrated edge of the lever E, swing- IOO caused by the spring to return to the position shown in the drawings and obviously will dump the contents through onto the ground.

My invention is especially designed to be used in passenger-cars in lieu of cuspidors, and, particularly in .smoking-cars, is calculated to promote cleanliness and sanitary conditions. It may be obviously used in other situations Where similar Work is requiredto be performed.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isa l. The combination, of a casinghavin g concave sides, a revoluble dumping-receptacle mounted in bearings in said casing and having two correspondingly convex sides, one of the remaining sides being open, mechanism for'revol-V-ing the same, and a spring operating oppositely to said mechanism, whereby the closed side of said receptacle is normally held upward.

2. The combination of the casing parts B and C, the dumping-receptacle D mounted in bearings therein and provided with a pinion E on one of its journals, the pivoted rocking lever E formed with an operating-face on its outer edge, the segmental rack-barF mounted on one side of said lever and below said opererating-face, with its cogs engaging the cog's of the pinion on the end of the receptaclejournal, and a spring connected to the operating mechanism to normally hold said receptacle to the limit of its movement in' one direction, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of a iioor, a casing set in an orifice within said floor and substantially level therewith, a rotating dumpingreceptacle mounted within said casing having one open and one closed side, the closed side being flat, thus maintaining the floor level when closed, and a lever having a segmental edge projecting through a slit in the casing to where it may be reached by the foot, and mechanism connecting said lever to said rotary dum ping-receptacle below the floor, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Bluffton, Indiana, this lst day of May, A. D. 1897.

EUGENE J. LITTLE.

Witnesses:

Jos. S. BAILEY, ABRAM SIMMONS. 

